The first discoverer of the theory of evolution and the most audacious of all natural scientists A science thriller about the greatest natural scientist of the 19th century alongside Humboldt and Darwin He had an enormously exciting life, his scientific reach was breathtaking, his social commitment legendary - and he discovered the principle of evolution. Compared to the thoughtful Charles Darwin, he was an Indiana Jones of natural science and an Ernest Hemingway of nature description. Moon and Mars craters, flying frogs and entire geographical regions are named after him. On his first adventurous voyage, the self-taught school dropout explored Brazil for four years - but on the return trip, his ship caught fire in the middle of the ocean and sank. Wallace saved only his life, his fantastic natural science collection went.